Mountains, Music & Motorcycles is an annual event held in what’s known as Arkansas’ Folk Music Capitol, the small Ozark city of Mountain View. Mountain View’s population typically consists of approximately 3,000 people but during this event that all changes.
In mid to late August during Mountains, Music & Motorcycles, that small Ozark community grows by leaps and bounds from Thursday to Saturday during the event. This gallery shows photos that were taken on Saturday during the motorcycle games held at 10:30 a.m. It was a typical very hot Arkansas August day, so the heat shortened our day to cover all the events held on Saturday. I think these photos are the ones that really mattered.
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Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-1This game is called the slow ride because the biker rides the motorcycle as slow as possible without ever touching the ground. Once the riders touch the ground with the foot, they are disqualified.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-2Slow ride competition
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-3Slow riders
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-5Slow ride competition
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-9Slow ride competition is a great challenge for all riders.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-10The left-hand rider has moved ahead of the other rider.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-11The left-hand rider didn't even reach close to the finish line before the foot went down.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-12Keep watching.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-13Keep watching
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-14Keep watching
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-15The foot goes down.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-16"I can't believe I did it."
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-17Disqualified! Next!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-19He is exiting. I promise.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-20The man on the right rides his racing bike in the slow ride contest.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-21Believe it or not, the rider on the right wins the whole thing.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-22The last two riders compete.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-23So close.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-24The right-hand rider won the competition with a racing bike.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-25Believe me. The right-hand rider did win.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-26See! I told you he won. Local radio DJ interviews the winner. An event volunteer presents a plaque to the winner.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-27A winner's portrait photo op.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-28This is the hot dog challenge. A hot dog is dunked in mustard and then hung from the pipe. The motorcycle passenger has to reach up and bite the hot dog. By the way, they won.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-29She did get a bite and mustard all over the face.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-30Yuck! All that mustard!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-31Approaching a mustardy Weiner with a smile. That's guts!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-32Going in for the bite!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-33Open wide.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-34I think it was good she missed.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-35Awe shucks!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-36She means business!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-37Approaching the mustard coated hot dog.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-38Ready for entry.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-39Getting closer.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-40Is she licking it or trying to bite it? I think she missed.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-41Yep! She missed. A faceful of mustard.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-42I think it was good she missed it.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-43She didn't give up, but she still missed biting it.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-44The hot dog is still intact. All she got was mustard.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-45All mustard.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-46Ride on, honey. He has a big grin, though.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-47DJ interviews the hot dog challenge winners.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-48This is the water balloon toss. The balloon is tossed over the above pipe on one side and must be caught on the other side by the motorcycle passenger. If not caught, well, it's a nice splash of water on a hot day. The bikers with the best time and most caught balloons win.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-49Here goes the toss on the left.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-50Does she catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-51Bikers on the left barely caught it!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-52Riders on the right are ready for the toss.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-53Will the riders on the right-hand side catch the balloon? Nope! She missed it.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-54A new set of riders. Riders on the right-hand side tossed the balloon, but did she catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-55A lot of action going on here. It looks the right-hand rider got a little wet.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-56I'd say the right-hand rider definitely missed it! Does the left-hand rider catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-57I would say they both missed catching it.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-58They had a good time.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-59The next team.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-60The right-hand rider is ready for the toss.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-61Here goes the toss on the right-hand side! Does she catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-62I would say the right-hand rider tossed too soon.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-63(Right-hand riders) The balloon hit the windshield.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-64Watch the left-hand riders.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-65Watch the riders on the left-hand side.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-66(Left-hand riders) Here goes the toss! The right-hand riders had a good laugh.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-67(Left-hand riders) Does she catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-68Nope, she missed it.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-69She gives the water balloon a toss over the bar. Did she catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-70I would say she missed it.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-71These were the last two competitors.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-72Here goes toss number one.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-73
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-74The left-hand rider catches a water balloon. Will the right-hand rider do just as well?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-75The right-hand rider did catch her water balloon.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-76Here she goes with her toss.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-77There is it goes! Does she catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-78Did she catch it?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-79Oh my gosh! She caught it!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-80SHE CAUGHT IT!!!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-81CELEBRATE!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-82This is the playoff. Each rider has to toss two water balloons over the above pipe and catch both water balloons.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-83Here we go.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-84Approaching the overhead pipe with balloons in each hand.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-85Getting closer.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-86Ready your aim, ladies.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-87Ready to toss.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-88Here we go!
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-89
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-90Which riders catch both water balloons?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-91Well, what do you think?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-92Who wins?
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-93I'm not even sure at this point.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-94Your guess is as good as mine.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-95I think it's the riders on the right-hand side.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-96Interesting paint job.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-97Very nice pair of motorcycles.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-99The purple painted motorcycle had an extremely nice sound system. It was so loud it drew a crowd. I got a short video of the sound that came off that bike.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-TeddyBearI collect teddy bears, so I thought this photo needed some special attention.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-102Motorcycles are lined up all along a street next to the Mountain View Courthouse.
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-104Motorcycle street
Mountains-Music-Motorcycles2019-105A group of bikers riding into the quaint Mountain View town.
